The winter can get cold in the small Karelian town Suoyarvi – minus 30. But it can also get cold inside buildings which should be kept warm by the local heating station.

The authorities in 2015 seemed to have found the solution to the cold flats: A new boiler. But it didn’t work efficiently. Prices went up and to add to the problems citizens had to use electrical fans. Almost everybody – including the prosecutor – agree that it’s too cold inside in Suoyarvi. But when it comes to who is responsible for the mess, the reporter Sergei Markelov found only evasive answers.